The mitochondrial orf125 affects male fertility of Solanum tuberosum (+) S. commersonii somatic hybrids and participates in the onset of ''Tuberosum''-Type CMS and evolution of common potato
Rachele Tamburino, Nunzio D’Agostino, Gaetano Aufiero, Alessandro Nicolia, Angelo M. Facchiano, Deborah Giordano, Lorenza Sannino, Rosa Paparo, Shin‐ichi Arimura, Nunzia Scotti, Teodoro Cardi
The paper identifies a mitochondrial gene orf125 linked to male sterility in potato hybrids and traces its evolutionary role in CMS development.
bioRxiv · Sep 25, 2024 · PreprintPlant Biology